The Roof, Friday evening

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John trudged up to the roof, thinking.

Not so much thinking as trying not to think. Trying not to think about the imposter professor, not to think about Syd, not thinking about everyone else who left.

Always leaving.

John stepped up on the ledge, toes hanging over.

Self-fulfilling prophesy said he'd live to defeat Skynet. Didn't say if he'd be directing from the battlefront or from a wheelchair.

He looked down at the ground 6 floors below. He hocked a loogie to see how long it took.



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[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy had been cooped up in his room all day and was beginning to get had gone stir-crazy. The roof had sounded like a good idea, considering that it was a nice enough night.

And then he noticed John, standing crazy close to the ledge.

"Hello?"

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Yo."

John placed the voice without turning around. "Hey, Teddy."

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy walked over to the ledge and peered down over it. Nope, there wasn't anything of interest down there. Unless John really liked shrubs, that is. In which case, Teddy followed a policy of live and let live.

"Whatcha doin'?"

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"Whatcha doin'?"

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Thinking." How easy would it be to let go, John? To leave like the others?

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

JOhn doesn't look. "You're different."

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Problem with sleeping all afternoon? Being up all night.

But perhaps it was a good night for some roof-top guitar plucking.

Case strung over his shoulder, Chad stepped out onto the roof and took a look around for a place to sit. He saw a guy he didn't know...and Teddy.

Crap. Perhaps his hopes for a good, peaceful practise were a little misguided.

Oh, well. He lifted a hand of a wave to them. "Hey."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John didn't say anything, just closed his eyes and felt the wind brush his hair against his forehead.

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"You have no idea," Schrodinger said, grinning. "You going to jump?"

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"I have no idea. Wouldn't make a difference."

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

"...while looking over the ledge of a relatively high building?" Teddy sat down, legs hanging off the edge. "Heights help the thought processes?"

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"Really? Are you like invincible or something? Because it's always cool when invincible people jump far heights. They always look really badass."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Sometimes, the process takes care of itself." If you're not there to stop it, who will?

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy turned from his seat on the ledge and waved cheerfully. "Hey Chad!"

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

"Enjoying the view?" Chad asked as he found a spot, sat down, and set down his guitar case.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia had handwavily received her package. Everything was right in the world, and tomorrow . . . well, it might be even more right.

So, to the roof she went, guitar in hand.

Oh, hey, someone was up here. "Hi. John, right?"

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Chad gave him a nod. "Teddy. How are you?"

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Not invincible. INevitable." You looked real badass in Ethics. Maybe you could just ask him to take a dip in some liquid nitrogen, reeeal nice like.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Oh, the view's great. From the right perspective, you can see eternity."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

After hanging out in the common room, Walter wandered up to the roof to see someone new standing on its edge. That was unusual.

"Hey, John."

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy nodded in understanding, clearly getting what John was saying. Except that he totally didn't.

"And does the brooding help?"

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"How inevitable? Like... it's inevitable that you jump?"

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Hey." He paused, thinking. "Nadia, right?"

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"HEya." Too many people, can't keep 'em straight.

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

"Good, good. Roommate is gone for the weekend and I'm totally bored out of my mind." Teddy sighed dramatically.

"And you? What's going on with you?" Teddy asked, totally not hinting at ANYTHING.